Prerequisites
This topic describes the client prerequisites when replicating to a Google Cloud AlloyDB for PostgreSQL target.
Qlik Replicate Server for Windows
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The PostgreSQL ODBC Driver: PostgreSQL ODBC Driver psqlodbc_13_01_0000-x64 or above must be installed on the Qlik Replicate machine.
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PgAdmin:
- Download and install pgAdmin 4 (Windows) on the Qlik Replicate machine.
- Add the "psql.exe" path to the system PATH.
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Redistributable (x86) - not (x64) - must be installed on the Qlik Replicate machine.
Qlik Replicate Server for Linux
Download PostgreSQL 13 ODBC driver, and client programs and libraries.
- Example PostgreSQL ODBC file name: postgresql13-odbc-13.02.0000-1PGDG.rhel8.x86_64.rpm
- PostgreSQL client programs and libraries file name: postgresql13-13.8-1PGDG.rhel<version>.x86_64.rpm
Then, open a shell prompt and do the following:
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Stop the Replicate service and optionally confirm that it has stopped as described in Replicate server procedures.
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Install PostgreSQL 13 client programs and libraries.
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Install the ODBC driver for PostgreSQL 13.
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Change the working directory to <Replicate-Install-Dir>/bin.
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Copy the driver location to the site_arep_login.sh file:
echo "export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\$LD_LIBRARY_PATH:/usr/lib:/usr/lib64:/usr/pgsql-13/lib" >> site_arep_login.sh
This will add the driver to "LD_LIBRARY_PATH" and update the driver location in the site_arep_login.sh file.
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Optionally, confirm that the driver location was copied:
cat site_arep_login.sh
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Makes sure that the /etc/odbcinst.ini file contains an entry for PostgreSQL, as in the following example:
[PostgreSQL]
Description = PostgreSQL ODBC driver
Driver = /usr/pgsql-13/lib/psqlodbc.so
Setup = /usr/pgsql-13/lib/psqlodbcw.so
UsageCount = 1
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Start the Replicate service and optionally confirm that it has started as described in Replicate server procedures.